Meet The Team
Marcus Jackson
General Manager
Marcus Jackson is General Manager of Montage Deer Valley, overseeing all operations of this spectacular year-round mountain resort located in the Empire Pass area of Park City, Utah.
Prior to taking on the role of General Manager, Mr. Jackson opened Montage Laguna Beach, the company's flagship oceanfront resort located in Laguna Beach, Calif. Here he served as the Resort Manager for seven years and oversaw day to day operations for the resort.
Mr. Jackson began his 16 year hospitality career with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, working his way up the ranks to guest services manager for The Ritz-Carlton Houston. He then assisted with the re-branding of this property to the St. Regis Houston. During the following four years, he held several executive positions within the MGM Mirage organization in both Biloxi and Las Vegas.
Previously, Mr. Jackson served his country in the United States Army as an engineer, and is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, receiving nine military decorations.
Mr. Jackson is a Cum Laude graduate from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice.
He lives in Park City, Utah with his wife and two children.
David Mars
Resort Manager
David Mars is the Resort Manager for Montage Deer Valley. In this role, he oversees the daily operation of all guest services departments for the 220 room property which opened in December, 2010.
David has an extensive background in the opening of luxury hotels, having opened the Resort at Pelican Hill in 2008 as Rooms Executive and, before that, opening the Signature at MGM Grand, Skylofts at the MGM Grand and the former Four Seasons Aviara. He also served as Hotel Manager for the Renaissance Las Vegas. Throughout his hotel management career, he has put particular emphasis on the delivering of exceptional service, in concert with the needs of luxury hotel guests. He also has a passion for inspiring leadership from hotel associates, necessary to deliver that level of service to guests. Raised in Golden, Colorado, David attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas hotel administration program and currently resides in Park City, Utah with his wife and two beautiful children.
Christopher S. Hamaway
Director of Sales & Marketing
Christopher Hamaway is currently the Director of Sales & Marketing at Montage Deer Valley where he oversees all marketing, public relations, community outreach and sales for this year round mountain resort.
Prior to joining Montage Hotels & Resorts, he was the Senior Corporate Director of Global Sales for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company where he led the team responsible for generating revenue and providing strategic sales direction for over 70 properties around the world. In addition, Mr. Hamaway was a founding faculty member of the Ritz-Carlton’s Sales and Marketing Training and Development program – part of the team given the distinction of “the highest- rated corporate training program in America,” by Training Magazine.
Originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Mr. Hamaway oversaw the pre-opening sales and marketing efforts for numerous Ritz-Carlton properties while conducting training and speaking engagements to audiences throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, and extensively in Asia. Before joining Ritz-Carlton, he oversaw the opening of the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas and served as General Manager of one of the largest travel companies in the U.S.
Among his many distinguished appointments and honors, Mr. Hamaway was a past member of Starwood Hotel’s Global Advisory Board, multiple-time recipient of Ritz-Carlton’s Pinnacle Award and recognized as the #1 Sales Professional for the The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in 2004.
Mr. Hamaway is an avid outdoorsman with a love of fly-fishing, skiing, and hiking and resides in Deer Valley, Utah.
Tim Flowers
Director of Food & Beverage
Tim Flowers, Director of Food & Beverage, joins Montage Hotels & Resorts as Director of Food & Beverage for Montage Deer Valley after many years with the nationally-renowned Mina Group.
He served as General Manager of Michael Mina's highly acclaimed Stonehill Tavern (St. Regis Monarch Beach) in 2005 and went on to manage dining room operations, training programs and services standards at Bourbon Steak (Miami, Scottsdale), XIV (Los Angeles) and RN74, one of the highest-rated restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Flowers' management career was set in motion after college managing Hotel Jerome's Century Room restaurant (Aspen) and later opened The Ritz-Carlton Steakhouse, Aspen Grill. He worked as Beverage Director at the award-winning Little Dix Bay Resort in Virgin Gorda, B.V.I. and ultimately joined the management team at Charlie Palmer's Aureole in the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas as part of an ongoing career managing some of the finest luxury resorts and chef-driven restaurants in the country.
He holds a higher certificate for the Master of Wine Program at the Wine & Spirits Education Trust in England and looks forward to utilizing both his passion for food, wine and spirits and the exceptional hospitality standards he has developed through his management experience to ensure that the extensive food and beverage program at Montage Deer Valley exceeds guest expectations.
Andrew Godaire
Director of Engineering
Andrew Godaire attended the University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth where he studied mechanical engineering. A ski trip to Park City in 2005 was his first introduction to 'The Greatest Snow on Earth.' He ultimately took a position with The Canyons Resort where he was responsible for implementing the 4000-acre property's computerized maintenance management system. Upon completion of that project, he opened both Escala Lodges and Sunrise as Maintenance Manager before transferring to the Grand Summit Hotel, the largest of The Canyons' properties. In 2010 he accepted the position of Chief Engineer at Montage Deer Valley in preparation for its grand opening. In this role, he managed the day to day operations of the 22-member engineering team. He was named Director of Engineering for Montage Deer Valley in July 2011.
William Dvoranchik
Director of Finance
William Dvoranchik joined the Montage Deer Valley as Director of Finance after spending eight years with Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Colorado. A graduate of Duke University he has spent the last ten years in the Finance world with luxury ski resorts. He lives in the Trailside, Utah area with his wife and three beautiful children.
Linda Cooley
Director of Human Resources
Linda began her career in Human Resources locally at Park City Mountain Resort. Spending 8 years in various HR roles, including the resorts Recruiting and Training Manager. In 2010 Linda assumed the position as Human Resources Manager for Skullcandy Inc, where she built the HR team from the ground up. Career highlights include involvement in Skullcandy's IPO and playing an integral role in the company's phenomenal growth. She joined the Montage Deer Valley team in 2012
Linda graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism, with a concentration in Commercial Tourism. Prior to her career in HR she pursued her passion for the ocean and worked for the Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Futures organization on Catalina Island, CA. Linda loves the Utah mountains - skiing, hiking snowshoeing and mountain biking - and has called Park City home for over ten years.
